Zaragoza fire: Horror as huge inferno rips through care home killing ten people

A huge fire broke out at a retirement home in Villafranca de Ebro near the northern city of Zaragoza in Spain at around 5am this morning. At least 10 people have been killed

At least ten people have been killed and one has been left critically injured in a fire at a retirement home in Spain.

The blaze broke out at around 5am this morning at the residence in Villafranca de Ebro near the northern city of Zaragoza. More than 80 people were inside at the time, regional governors have said.

The retirement home has been named locally as Jardines de Villafranca. Firefighters are still at the scene alongside police, Civil Protection and social workers and paramedics. The blaze has been put out but it is not yet clear why it started.

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